Abed Hamed Mowhoush (Arabic "عبد حامد موحوش") was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, until his surrender to United States forces on 10 November, 2003. He died on 26 November, 2003 while in U.S. custody at the Al-Qaim detention facility approximately 200 miles northwest of Baghdad, following a 16 day period of detention that included intense beatings and the use of violent and illegal interrogation techniques.

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  • Abed Hamed Mowhoush (Arabic "عبد حامد موحوش") was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, until his surrender to United States forces on 10 November, 2003. He died on 26 November, 2003 while in U.S. custody at the Al-Qaim detention facility approximately 200 miles northwest of Baghdad, following a 16 day period of detention that included intense beatings and the use of violent and illegal interrogation techniques. U.S. forces initially claimed that Mowhoush had been captured during a raid and that he had died of natural causes, however The Washington Post later reported that he had given himself up in an effort to secure the release of his sons . Four U.S. servicemen were arrested in October 2004 in connection with the killing. (en)
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  • Abed Hamed Mowhoush (Arabic "عبد حامد موحوش") was a major general / air vice-marshal believed to be in command of the Iraqi Air Force or Iraqi air defence during the regime of Saddam Hussein immediately prior to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, until his surrender to United States forces on 10 November, 2003. He died on 26 November, 2003 while in U.S. custody at the Al-Qaim detention facility approximately 200 miles northwest of Baghdad, following a 16 day period of detention that included intense beatings and the use of violent and illegal interrogation techniques. (en)
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  • Abed Hamed Mowhoush (en)
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